Physical Activity
Nutrition Ed
Kids Cafe
Food Bank
Factoids
100
60 minutes each day
What is the recommended amount of physical activity for a child?
100
Fruits, grains, vegetables, protein and dairy.
What are the major food groups for a balanced diet?
100
The year the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC started the Kids Café program.
What is 1999
100
Nearly 53 MILLION pounds
How much food did the Food Bank distribute last year?
100
The most consumed fruit or vegetable in the US?
What is a tomato?
200
Dancing, self-initiated games, the "mad-half-hour".
What are some examples of "free-play"?
200
An easy teaching method, to show children the right foods to eat, in the right quantity
What is MyPlate?
200
26 sites
How many Kids Cafes partner with the Food Bank?
200
34 counties in North Carolina
What is the service area of the Food Bank?
200
The only fruit that bears its seeds on the outside (about 200 of them)
What is a strawberry?
300
8.5 to 11 hours per night
What is the recommended amount for sleep for children 5 through adolescence?
300
Salt, added sugars and solid fats.
What examples of foods to avoid or decrease?
300
Academic enrichment, mentoring, nutrition education, nutritious meals, physical activities and parental empowerment.
What are the principal activities of the Kids Café?
300
1980
What year did the Food Bank first open?
300
North Carolina's state vegetable.
What is a Sweet potato?
400
aerobic and anaerobic
What are two forms of exercise?
400
Broccoli, Sweet Potatoes, berries, nuts and beans
What are some examples of "Super Foods"?
400
Tutoring, Meal Preparation, Educational Activities and Mentoring.
What some examples of volunteer activities?
400
Raleigh, Durham, Sandhills, Greenville, New Bern and Wilmington.
What are the locations of the Food Bank regional branches?
400
The are of a vegetable where the highest amount of vitamins and nutrients are contained.
What is the skin of a vegetable (and directly beneath it)?
500
•Limiting unhealthy foods (refined grains and sweets, processed foods, etc.) and beverages (sugary drinks) •Increasing physical activity •Limiting television time, screen time, and other “sit time” •Improving sleep •Reducing stress
What are some strategies to reduce the risk of obesity?
500
one out of three children, or 33 %.
What are the numbers of children overweight or obese in the US today?
500
Around 1,500 children
How many children are served by the Kids Cafe sites?
500
Over 800
How many partner agencies work with the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina?
500
Thought od as nuts, they are actually part of the pea family?
What are Peanuts?
M
e
n
u